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Thread #7343   Message #44697
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09-Nov-98 - 05:05 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Shearing's Not for You
Subject: RE: 'The Shearing's not for you' lyrics
G'day Mandy,

Just a minor point about the words:

"and your belly's row-in fu'..." I have always taken as: "and your belly's rollin fu' (rolling full) ..." i.e. she is heavily pregnant and thus not able to do very heavy work (although I once knew a lady, from the south of England, whose grandmother went back to work in the fields after giving birth during the lunch break!).

Regards,

Bob Bolton